Frocks & Frou Frou

Jeans: Sussan

Striped Top: Dorothy Perkins

Cardigan: Barkins

Shoes: Wittner

Brooches: Catrabbit & Button Tree

Bangle: Phillipa

So I finally managed to find a pair of narrow leg black trousers that I liked, and astonishingly, they're actually jeans.

I have a bit of a love-hate relationship with black jeans. Especially narrow leg black jeans. Alongside a sulky demeanour and too much hair product it's generally recognised as being an Emo wardrobe staple and since I battle against Emo tendencies on darker days anyway I've always tried to steer away from resembling one as I, at 31, am well past their usually mid-to-late-teens prime.

Still, a couple of the groovy gals in my bookclub also embrace the dark denim look and look fantastic doing it, so I'm being a copycat and trying my hand at it too.

I figure coupled with a cardigan, a couple of brooches and a grin I'm bucking the Emo trend and joining them in reclaiming the narrow-leg black denim jeans for those who deserve it the most.

Dress: Pure Collection

Belt: Cynch

Shoes: Ben Sherman via Solestruck

Sunglasses: Versus

Owl Brooch: From the Camberwell Markets

Horse Brooch: Gifted

CatRabbit Brooch: Catrabbit

This dress is one of my favourites simply because it's so snuggly and cuddly with its cashmere and cowl neck.

It's a bit drab with the self-belt that came with it, so I usually team it with one of the belts that I have in my collection.

I also like to wear it with a little clutch of brooches which I hear are making a comeback at the moment.

I love brooches, and they're fabulously collectible, but I always feel a little old-fashioned when I'm wearing just one so I often try to put together a little set that complement one another.

Sometimes this is easer said than done.